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Lawrence Seymour Goodman (24 September 1920 – 18 July 2021) was a British airman and bomber pilot, who served in World War II. [1] He was the last surviving wartime pilot of the No. 617 Squadron RAF (a.k.a. the Dambusters) which carried out Operation Chastise, [2] although he did not join the squadron until after the operation.
Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. [2] It is commonly known as " The Dambusters ", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War .
The Chief of the Air Staff ... No. 617 Squadron RAF — tactical nuclear strike, ... (MT), supply, basic flying training, ground crew training ...
Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron. Gibson owned the dog when he was previously a member of 106 Squadron. Nigger often accompanied Gibson on training flights [1] and was a great favourite of the members of both 106 and 617 Squadrons. He was ...
On 5 July, he flew in a Lancaster for the first time since leaving No. 617 Squadron. It was a test flight and the crew commented that he handled it well considering how long it had been since he had last flown. [138] On 19 July he joined a Lancaster crew, possibly from No. 630 Squadron, located at East Kirkby, during an attack on a V-1 flying ...
Holden was brought in to command No. 617 Squadron RAF. Holden only took part in 4 operations with No. 617 Squadron as he was killed during Operation Garlic, a failed raid on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Four of Gibson's crew from Operation Chastise (Deering, Hutchison Spafford and Taerum) were with Holden and all perished.
Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, [1] [2] was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special "bouncing bombs" developed by Barnes Wallis.
New Zealander Les Munro (the last surviving pilot who flew on 617 Squadron's Dambuster raid), served with 97 Squadron at Woodhall Spa before being posted to Scampton to join 617 in early 1943. He came back to Woodhall Spa in January 1944 when 617 moved there for the rest of the war. [4] 97 Squadron moved to RAF Bourn in 1943 leaving behind 3 crews.